| Principal Translations |
| crushing adj | (hit, blow: destructive) | destructivo/a adj |
| | | demoledor/a adj |
| | | devastador/a adj |
| | A crushing blow sent him reeling across the room. |
| | Un viento demoledor le hizo tambalearse por la habitación. |
| crushing adj | figurative (defeat: forceful, decisive) | demoledor/a adj |
| | | apabullante adj mf |
| | | aplastante adj mf |
| | | decisivo/a adj |
| | The last-minute defeat was a crushing blow for the team. |
| | La derrota en el último minuto fue demoledora para el equipo. |
| crushing adj | figurative (emotionally: devastating) | demoledor/a adj |
| | | devastador/a adj |
| | The news of her sister's death was crushing. |
| | La noticia de la muerte de su hermana fue demoledora. |
| | La noticia de la muerte de su hermana fue devastadora. |
| Principal Translations |
| crush [sth]⇒ vtr | (press with destructive force) | aplastar⇒ vtr |
| | | machacar⇒ vtr |
| | (algo blando) | estrujar⇒ vtr |
| | He crushed the nut to break it into many pieces. |
| | Aplastó la nuez para romperla en pedacitos. |
| crush [sth] vtr | (pound into small particles or powder) | moler⇒, pulverizar⇒ vtr |
| | The chef crushed the cinnamon sticks into a powder. |
| | El chef molió las astillas de canela y las hizo polvo. |
| crush [sth] vtr | (ice: break into tiny pieces) | picar⇒ vtr |
| | | triturar⇒ vtr |
| | Crush the ice in a blender. |
| | Pica el hielo en una licuadora. |
| crush [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (extract liquid) | exprimir algo de algo vtr + prep |
| | | extraer algo de algo vtr + prep |
| | They crushed the juice from an orange to make a drink. |
| | Exprimieron el jugo de una naranja para hacer una bebida. |
| crush [sth] vtr | (crumple, make smaller) | aplastar⇒ vtr |
| | (ropa) | arrugar⇒ vtr |
| | She crushed the can with her foot. Being packed in a suitcase has completely crushed my clothes; I need to iron them all now! |
| | Aplastó la lata con el pie. |
| crush [sth] vtr | figurative (defeat thoroughly) (figurado) | aplastar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | destrozar⇒ vtr |
| | | vencer⇒ vtr |
| | Our army completely crushed the enemy. |
| | The away team crushed the home players, beating them 33 to 12. |
| | Nuestro ejército aplastó completamente al enemigo. |
| crush [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (upset) (figurado) | aplastar a, destrozar a vtr + prep |
| | | abrumar a vtr + prep |
| | Julie was crushed by the news that she hadn't got into the course she wanted to do. |
| | Las noticias de que no había entrado al curso que quería aplastaron a Julie. |
| crush n | figurative (large throng, crowd) | multitud nf |
| | (ES, coloquial) | mogollón nm |
| | There was a crush of students at the bookstore on the first day of classes. |
| | Había una multitud de estudiantes en la librería el primer día de clases. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando abrieron la puerta del centro comercial, entró un mogollón de gente. |
| crush n | informal (temporary infatuation) | enamoramiento nm |
| | Crushes are common among teenagers. |
| | El enamoramiento es común entre los adolescentes. |
| Additional Translations |
| crush n | (act of crushing) | colisión nf |
| | His ship was trapped in the crush of the ice. |
| | El barco se quedó atrapado en la colisión con el hielo. |
| crush⇒ vi | (move by pressing or crowding) | apiñarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | abalanzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | After the concert, the crowd crushed towards the exit doors. |
| | Después del concierto, la gente se apiñó en las salidas. |
| | Al finalizar el concierto la gente se abalanzó hacia las salidas. |
| crush [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (hug with force) | estrujar a vtr + prep |
| | | apretujar a vtr + prep |
| | Shireen's dad crushed her affectionately in his arms. |
| | El padre de Shireen la estrujó afectuosamente entre sus brazos. |